• @comrade19
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    181 year ago

    I thought it was so you know what youre buying was made with less damage to the environment from pesticides.

    • @Hackerman_uwu
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      411 year ago

      Common misconception promoted by wellness ghouls.

      Organic farming means that fertilisers are made from natural sources not chemical fertilisers.

      Pesticides have exactly zero to do with organic vs conventional farming.

      • @[email protected]
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        111 year ago

        Maybe it’s different in the US, but in Denmark, organic means no artificial fertilizers as well as no pesticides.

        • @SpaceNoodle
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          81 year ago

          In the US, it means they use different pesticides.

        • @Hackerman_uwu
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          01 year ago

          Farming without pesticides would be an excercise in absurdity. There are natural options but “no pesticides” isn’t a thing.

          • @[email protected]
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            31 year ago

            It’s possible, I’m not sure, but there are definitely heavy restrictions on the pesticides you can use to call your product organic.

      • @[email protected]
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        101 year ago

        USDA organic absolutely prohibits the majority of pesticides. That’s where the standard is most restrictive as there are very few organic pesticides.

        • @Hackerman_uwu
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          11 year ago

          Interesting. Thanks for clearing that up, I was not aware.

    • @[email protected]
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      231 year ago

      They’re still drowned in pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.

      It’s just that they have to use ORGANIC pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      It should also be noted that organic farming typically uses twice the land area per calories produced, so it’s in ways worse for the environment since it requires more land to be converted to farms.